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February 21, 2019
More garbage caught than cod: NGOs call for emergency measures to protect Eastern Baltic cod
NGOs in the Baltic Sea Region have sent an urgent letter to the European Commissioner in charge of Environment Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella, urging him to implement emergency…
February 19, 2019
France, Spain and Italy unite to breach EU fisheries law
The European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries (PECH) formally adopted today a political agreement on a multiannual plan for demersal species (mostly found at the bottom of the ocean) in the…
January 10, 2019
European Parliament vote puts future of Mediterranean fishing on the line
Oceana warns emergency closures to fishing could be only option to fix Mediterranean fish crisis and to comply with EU lawThe European Parliament voted today to adopt the first-ever multiannual…
December 17, 2018
EU countries could catch 56% more fish if ministers stopped overfishing in Atlantic waters
The EU could increase the amount of fish landings from the North-Eastern Atlantic and the North Sea by 56%, up to more than 5 million tonnes, if tomorrow’s Council of…
December 13, 2018
France, Italy and Spain team up to delay EU overfishing deadline for the Mediterranean
Oceana has had access to a proposal by the fisheries ministers of Italy, France and Spain in which they agree to end overfishing in the Mediterranean by 2025. This would…
November 20, 2018
EU ditches long-term conservation of deep-sea marine life
After negotiations late into Monday evening, agriculture and fisheries ministers came to a disappointing deal on “fishing opportunities” in the European Atlantic waters for the next two years. The agreement…
July 9, 2018
UN alert: Mediterranean is world’s most overfished sea
A health-check report on world fisheries and aquaculture by the United Nations (UN) has revealed that one-third of global marine fish stocks are now fished at unsustainable levels and have…
September 14, 2017
European Parliament votes in plenary session to end overfishing in the North Sea
Members of the European Parliament voted today in the plenary session on the North Sea multiannual management plan for fish species living near the sea bottom. The plan covers nearly…
March 23, 2017
Almudena Fernández and Aritz Aranburu join the Oceana #StopOverfishing campaign
Top model Almudena Fernández and surfer Aritz Aranburu today announced their support for Oceana’s #StopOverfishing campaign, which aims to raise awareness about the problem of overfishing and ensure that European…
March 7, 2017
Poll reveals two-thirds of Brits unconvinced Brexit will help stop overfishing
A poll carried out by YouGov for Oceana has revealed that 65% of the public are either “not confident” (46%) or “don’t know” (19%) when asked if they think the…